Combination apron and overalls.



.J. E. RICHARDS. COMBINATION APROR AND OVERALLS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1909.

V Patented Jan.4, 1910.

\ A mwnrny nunuww v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IAMES E. mcnmms, or DAYTON, omo, ASSIGNORTO DAYTON CLOTHING MFG. 00., or

I)AYTON, OHIO, A FIRM.

COMBINATION APRON AND OVE RALLS.

Applicatiou filed Augu To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t. known thatl, Jam-1s E. lhenanus, a citizen ot" the [hated States, residing at laytou, Ht the count of ..\lontgotnery and b'tate of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationAprons and Overalls; and I do declare the followiug to be a full, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked there- 'on, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new article of manufacture, and consists of a combination workmans apron and overalls.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment of the above type which will protect the trousers of the wearer as well as tlte upper portion of the body. and whichtnay be worn about lltitt'llitttl'y without endangering the. wearer.

. It is well known that the connnon form of Specification of Letters Patent.

t1 WOl'kltutlts apron being loose is more or less liable to be caught up by revolving machinery, as well as ott'cring less )rotection to the trousers of the wearer. ln t he use of the presentcotnbination garment these objections are eliminated as will more clearly appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, of which-- Figure l, is an elevation of the garment thrown open betore it is on the person. Fig. 2, is an elevation of the garment when it is worn. Fig. 3, is a detail \ltW showing a suspended pocket in the body ol" the garment.

In a detail description of the invention. similar rct'ercuce characters indicate corresponding parts.

The pattern of the garment is shown in Fig. l, and the same is made of any suitable fabric, such as is usually employed for worltmeus overalls -or aprons. and consists of an upper front or body portion l with. lower extensions :3 lying on either side. of the crotch -l. The extensions 1! cover the front. of the lt'ollst't' ol' the wearer while the. upper portion 1 covers the lower and upper body of the wearer. Extending front the inner edges ol the leg mrtions '2. are extensions It which are unitet longitudinally to the edges of the leg portions along the lines Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

st 13, 1909. Serial No. 512.628.

indiatted by I), and tints extend from the crotch -.t t0 the ion er end of the leg portions. The upper ends of these extensions 3 taper downwardly from the crotch -t as at ti in order that they may extend partially around the rear of the legs of the wearer when the garment isin use. such condition of the garment being shown in Fig. L.

Attached to the tree edges of the tlaps or extensions 3 3 are straps T which pass around the rear side of the legs of the wearer and are. detachably secured to buttons a which are secured to the outer edges of the legs L of said garment. When the extensions 2 2 are thus secured around the legs of the wearer, the vertical edges of the garment throughout extend partially around the'wearer throughout the length of the garment, asd hown in Fig. '2, so as to effectually protect the clothing of the .vearer.

The upper portion of the garment is providedwvith -e. velets 13 through which pass tapes 14 which extend on the rear of the wearer and are drawn and tied so as to' maintain the In )Ptl' portion of the garment in position. The tapes 1-} extend over the shoulders of the wearer and readily yield f0 the positions of the bod). thus making a cetntortable" article of working apparel.

The body of the garment is provided with a suitable ntttnhen l' poeltets lt) Hand 12; the. tirst ol' these pockets is especially dcsigned for the insertion of a micrometer gage which. owing to-its weig' (l )eeultar shape. tstnore or less hablt o fa 1 Out of the pocket ually made on work aprons when the wearetistoops forwardly at his worlt. ln order to,avoid this well-known anno \':tnee.the lmt'hti It) is secured to the garment in its upper end as indicated by it so that \'hen iii a stooping position, the pocket will a sume a vertical posit ion as in *ig. 3, and thus at all times the tool sup ported therein will be prevented from fa ling out. 'lhe outer pockets It and 12; are stitched throughout their edges.

llaving described my inrcntion, I claim: .\s a new article manufacture, a combination worlnnan's apron and overalls. con-. sisting of a'body portion and leg extensions adapted tocover the front of the. trousers ment to the: lower ends of the leg extensions,

the upper ends of said flaps being tapered downwardly from the crotch so that said flaps may ext end partially in the rear of the legs of the wearer, straps united to said 5 flaps and ads: ted t0 pass around the rear of the legs of t e wearer and to be united to the outer edges of the leg extensions, the bod portion of said garment having a pee et suspended from its upper end, and

means such as cord, for securing the body )0 portion of the garment on the wearer. I

In testimeny whereof I afix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES E. nrcmjnns.

itnesses-:

MA'rrHnw smmm,

R. J. MCCARTY. 

